The Michigan State Law Review Forum has published my article titled “Displaying and Evidencing Contract Terms in a Post-Visual Era.” In this article, I explore the challenges that come with the increasing use of non-visual transactions, interfaces, and devices in today’s contracting landscape. I’ve been thinking about these issues from my days at
My Law Department Innovation Column on LegalTechHub – Recent Columns
I’m loving writing my new column on law department innovation for the must-visit LegalTechHub. It’s so much fun to have a regular monthly column again. I’m also pleased with how the columns are turning out.
Here’s a list of the columns through May 2023:
My New LegalTech Hub Column on Law Department Innovation: The Biggest Disconnect
I’m excited to announce the debut of my new column on law department innovation for LegalTech Hub. It’s called “How to Solve the Biggest Disconnect in Law Department Innovation.”
As I say in the column:
“I routinely hear outside counsel say they wish their in-house counsel talked to them more about what
Breaking Through Common Barriers to Law Department Innovation
Lawyers are trained to think in ways that can be the opposite of good innovation practices. We spot issues and potential problems, with an emphasis on problems. We identify and manage risks, with an emphasis on the risks of doing new things. We focus, sometimes agonizingly, on process, procedure, and precedent. Saying that something “has
Thoughts on Venture Capital in the Legal Industry
I was asked a while back to answer some questions for an article about venture capital in the legal industry. It now appears that the article might not happen.
As part of my #BlogFirst initiative, I’m posting my unedited and unupdated answers here for your reading pleasure and, maybe, to learn how others would answer
12 Personal Productivity Tips for Your Year-End Push
Tom Mighell and I wrote a 3-part article on personal productivy tips based on a podcast episode we did last fall. It’s been published on the American Bar Association’s “Law Technology Today.”
The end of the year can seem like the “Time of the Overwhelm.”
It’s called “12 Personal Productivity Tips for
Fast Fish and New Technologies: Are Small Law Firms Outcompeting Large Firms?
Part of my #blogfirst project.
We have moved from a world where the big fish eat the little fish, says Tom Peters, the famous management consulting guru, to a world where the “fast fish eat the slow fish.”
I’ve noticed lately that many of the most innovative developments in legal technology have come from smaller
The Biggest Disconnect in the Legal Industry?
The Biggest Disconnect in the Legal Industry?
(COVID-19 Version)
We seem to be living in a time when what is most important today already seems like old news tomorrow. It’s difficult, on so many levels. The seeming comfort of a “return to normal” appeals more than the discomfort of change and innovation. However, either/or is
Innovation Tips and Priorities for Mid-sized Law Firms
Joanna Goodman recently asked me for some tips on how firms can go about balancing the need to control costs and manage the expectations of their partners and staff with investing in innovation to retain and win business and maintain competitive advantage as lockdown is lifted.
What should firms’ (especially mid-sized firms) priorities be for
47 #LinkedIn Improvement Tips for 2020
To celebrate the publication of our new book, Make LinkedIn Work for You, A Practical Handbook for Lawyers and Other Legal Professionals, by Dennis Kennedy and Allison Shields (available on Amazon), Allison and I wanted to provide a brief excerpt from the book: forty-seven tips to help lawyers and other legal professionals